Supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by MEST.

Fashion & Textile Research Journal (Fashion & Text. Res. J.) is a peer-reviewed bimonthly publication of the Society of Fashion & Textile Industry. It was launched in 1999. The journal welcomes practical research that covers industrial application as well as studies and reviews of the theoretical or aesthetical aspects of fashion and textile studies which contributes to the progress of scholarly researches and eventually to the development of the fashion and textile industry. Some, or all, of the articles in this journal are indexed in DOI/Crossref and Google Scholar. Full text of the Journal is available in http://www.clothing.or.kr and http://www.kisti.re.kr.

Fashion & Textile Research Journal is an Open-Access Journal where all articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License(http://cre ativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Fashion & Textile Research Journal shall publish and edit the following contents.

1. Research manuscripts : This form of publication represents original research Manuscripts that meet the scope of the FTRJ.

2. Reviews : Invited or submitted papers are accepted.

3. News and reports : Short reports on the academic activities of SFTI.

4. Communications : Research presented at conferences or special lectures hosted by the SFTI.